"After 15 years, I have made the difficult decision to stop posting to The CP Diary facebook page – with the potential to close my account. The platform has become increasingly challenging to navigate. If the algorithms don’t like your interpretation, writing style or content, they bounce your quotes and/or articles back off.

In a world where algorithms, censorship, and external interference increasingly shape what you see, read and share, it has become harder for me to express myself authentically. In 15 years, my writing style hasn’t changed, neither has my content. It's a lifestyle blog. In a changed world there is more happening out there, so I write about it.

Thank you to everyone who has connected and supported me over the years. I hope to be able to connect and continue meaningful conversations in social spaces that align better with my values. If you are interested in joining me on my other platforms, just go to the bottom of The CP Diary homepage and follow my other social media links."

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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